Annabelle (DVD)

Obviously, or maybe not so obviously, the best advertisement for this film is the film THE CONJURING. Where THE CONJURING plays with facts a little bit, ANNABELLE is a fictitious story. This is not to lessen the impact of the film in any way. I saw the film in the theatre and it was fun, as in "scary fun" which is a slogan used or overused by a cable channel. The basic premise is a variant on the haunted house story, except that the vehicle for the supernatural events is the well-known Annabelle doll. The script writers seem to have taken on the material that Ed and Lorraine Warren talked about in their books. I chose to watch this in the evening and with perfectly spooky timing something fell in another room and my Cat looked up in alarm, and like one of those "what not to do in a horror story" examples, I went and checked. The second time it happened, I left well enough alone. After all if it's just a "coincidence" that's fine, but if the rules of horror stories are anything to go by, you don't have to go and look for trouble. The special features in the Blu-ray version are totally marvelous; the one aspect I think fans of supernatural horror are going to love is the anecdotes that talk about eerie events on set. Deleted scenes made me think that a directors cut could've been made, since there was some material that led in a different direction. Whilst the film as it is works extremely well, it is evident that with James Wan as producer, the style of film we're going to get is pretty much already set: in the making of feature Wan talks about what you don't see, things out of view, things in the corner of your view, the sort of things that he delivered so perfectly in THE CONJURING and in INSIDIOUS, so when you are on a good thing, why shift to another style. I would've liked to have seen a director and producer commentary for the film but I guess you can't have everything. Maybe James Wan will do a detailed commentary for INSIDIOUS THREE. The style of the fil is already set, which is not bad, just that if you see the deleted scenes, you can see where the director may have taken it if given free reign. Its not bad that the edit was changed to a James Wan style, but it really is something that shows more of James Wan as director, rather than the name on the film who was hired as director. In that respect, I would have liked to have seen what the director might have done if left to his own devices. Nonetheless, if you havwe the suspension of disbelief, this film works well, and I enjoyed it immensely, and the behind the scenes spooky events is actually quite fun. A very professional result, I just wish that James Wan had not said that he is leaving Horror as a director, since this is very much a James Wan film.

Been waiting for this movie since july 2014 and now its on dvd + blu-ray pak. The actoring was great especially the wife she did a good job selling it. Its very suspenseful kept me in my seat through the whole move. Its one of those i need to pee but im gonna hold it in :s Annabelle was creepy looking. The size of her was stunning.. a good spin-off from The Conjuring by the same director! I hope he makes more horror movies, he us one of the last true horror producers to make a "real" horror film. I recommend it. It was pretty good. scary atmosphe. Suspense. Best horroe movie of 2014.

I first watched Annabelle when it first came out. I fell asleep the first time I watched it. The second time I made it through to the end. But I kept thinking to myself, "can I have those two hours of my life back?" It kind of reminded me of Rosemary's Baby, but just not as good. So you're probably wondering why I'm giving it 5 stars. Well, I rewatched it after watching Annebelle Creation, and that made a world of difference! Things started to make sense, questions I had were answered. I highly recommend watching Creation before watching this one. I still have questions that have yet to be answered. But I'm cool with that.

I did not go into this film expecting it to be another "The Conjuring", though of course that was where we all first met Annabelle, so if you approach with the same mindset, you'll be fine. If you go in wanting "The Conjuring, Part 2", you'll be disappointed. The story explains the evil presence in Annabelle, and while the storyline is a bit cliché (cults a la Charles Manson, ritual killings, suicide), the acting is very good. The main characters are an almost cookie-cutter 1950s film couple - nice young doctor, lovely pregnant wife, so respectable you almost hate them (she sews, he is very thoughtful & kind, they are both good, church-going folks & great neighbors), but it gets weird really fast when their next-door neighbors are murdered by their own (killer cult-inspired) estranged daughter and another man. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Unlike films today, where neighbors suspecting something foul would call the police & lock their windows and doors, pronto, the husband goes next door, leaving the pregnant wife alone & the door unlocked and open. The crazy killers almost kill the wife, then the man is killed by police & estranged daughter slits her own throat while holding Annabelle. Hence, the cursed doll. The rest of the film concerns the creepy happenings where mostly the wife is concerned (unexplained fire in the kitchen, spooky sewing machine running itself, strange sounds in their new apartment, a demonic appearance, etc. - all good fun for horror fans). Viola Davis - who is very subtle here -- plays a bookstore owner near the couple's new apartment who befriends the wife (Violas' character lost her own daughter in a car accident). The couple attempts to bring in their local priest to help and nearly get him killed, and eventually the wife must choose whether to sacrifice her own soul to save her daughter. The end was not exactly unexpected, but it was still moving. Truth be told, this movie scared me far more than The Conjuring, which was mostly just really creepy.

Annabelle is a stellar spin off of The Conjuring. I saw it on it's last week in the theater at 11:00pm and was the only one in the theater and it terrified me. I can't for the life of me understand all the negative reviews. I'm a massive horror movie buff and have seen hundreds and hundreds of horror films with the 70s and 80s being my favorite decades for the genre and Annabelle ranks with the best of the best with the scariest classics. It's very well made with great performances (the husband gets a little annoying though but nothing really distracting) and has some terrifically effective scares and a wonderful tone of constant dread. I actually enjoyed Annabelle even more than The Conjuring. My only real complaint is I wish the movie had the courage to follow through with what they seemed to originally be going for with one of the main characters at the end but other than that Annabelle is a rock solid scare fest. I highly recommend watching it right before The Conjuring for a great double feature. Really adds even more to The Conjuring. I hope the sequel is just as great or even greater. I'm wondering about the different director though from Lights Out. Lights Out was good but it didn't quite meet my expectations. Hopefully that will change with repeat viewings though.

The film tried too many surprise jump scares and the ending was predictable but it was fair.

Stellar original, followed by... ehhh. I must say, the early home invasion/cult murders sequences were quite harrowing. But overall, I found this kind of uninspired. I don't know if it was the acting, the story, or both. The husband was super annoying. You could tell who wore the pants in that relationship. And why would the mother put the doll in the same room as the baby, knowing what happened to it? Baffling. That apartment looked HUGE. One thing I DO like about the Conjuring movies (Annabelle included), is their sound design. I think the sound/score in these movies plays a key element in their atmosphere, as well as the scares.

It's the season for scary movies and how can you go wrong with an evil doll? This movie was a hit and I would definitely recommend!

would recommend buying for horror fans who love the nun or the conjuring

Recu en excellent etat le CD et son boitier dorigine. Oui, ce film est en francais pour la langue et il est arrive chez moi tres rapidement! Heureuse de mon achat et lun des meilleurs films horreur que jai regarde de toute ma vie! Les Annabelles 1 et 2 je vous recommande vivement! Le 3 de Annabelle est bien mais un peu moins que les 2 premiers films. Ensuite, vous tomberez amoureux de la Conjuration lorsque vous aurez visionne les films Annabelle. Je recommande fortement et bon rapport qualite-prix, merci!!

I like this movie. Not filled with gore but a growing feeling of unease as to what will the evil behind the doll do to gain its objective. A good addition to 'The Conjuring 'verse'

Je m'attendais à un film à la chucky...et je me suis planté!"annabelle" est une vraie histoire horrifique avec tout ce que peut espérer le fan de film démoniaque.Commençant par une référence à "la famille manson",ce film qui se déroule donc en 1969 est un vrai régal diaboliquement génial!Malsain et angoissant par moment,"annabelle" se veut étre un film dans la tradition des films d'horreur des années 70.L'ambiance est noire,l'humour absent et cette poupée qui ne tue pas (contrairement à chucky),et ne parle pas glace le sang de par son regard psycho au possible.Vous comprendrez mieux en regardant ce film.Mais en choisissant ce poupon comme intermédiaire sur terre,le diable ne s'est pas trompé!Vraiment j'ai adoré.Tout autant que "the conjuring" qui m'avait déjà mit une belle claque!Vivement recommandé pour les fans du genre,d'autant plus que le t-shirt vendu avec le film est trés chouette et au final assez amusant à porter.J'ai entendu dire qu'il y'aurait une suite...je l'attend avec impatience.Vraiment génial!

Muy buena película para los amantes de este género.Está muy bien realizada y como ya sabemos la historia de "ANNABELLE" una muñeca con una historia real.Una historia como la muñeca "inquietante" que te mantiene en vilo durante la trama como va desarrollándose. En esta muñeca de la película,se esconde algo más detrás de su mirada alarmante.......vé la película. Como apunte matizar que Ed y Lorraine Warren mantenian la muñeca en una vitrina con una advertencia. Un párroco iba a bendecirla 2 veces al mes. Personalmente Yo adquirí esta muñeca original de la película aquí en "Amazón" y está hecha con todo detalle,excelente. También tengo la de los Warren. Para mí gran película y más si eres amante del género de terror de muñec@s.